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Obituary of Carl Witt
CAMDEN - A memorial service for Rev. Carl Witt, Jr., 77, will be held Thursday at 11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church, Camden. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 3-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. at the home, 67 Burbage Street, Camden. A funeral service will be held Saturday, January 27, at 2:00 p.m. at Delaware Bible Church in Delaware, Ohio, with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery, Delaware, Ohio. Memorials may be made to Gideons International or First Baptist Church Building Fund.
Rev. Witt died Tuesday, January 23, 2007. Born in Detroit, Mich., he was the son of the late Carl and Sarah Majeske Witt. He was a graduate of Lawrence Institute of Technology and Eastern Baptist Seminary. He was the pastor of Radnor Baptist Church in Radnor, Ohio from 1955-1958 and was founder and pastor of Delaware Bible Church in Delaware, Ohio from 1958-1985.
Rev. Witt moved to Camden in 1995 and was a member of the First Baptist Church where he taught an Adult Sunday School Class and was a member of the Sanctuary Choir. He was also a member of the Palmetto Mastersingers and was a musician, carpenter/woodworker. He enjoyed high school and college sports.
Surviving are his wife of 51 years, Vera Mae Witt; children and their spouses, Deborah and Greg Yurchak of Cincinnati, Ohio, Daniel and Tiffany Witt of Delaware, Ohio, John and Pam Witt of Boyertown, Pa., James and Linnea Witt of Roseburg, Org., David and Gabriella Witt of Ft. Benning, Ga., and Sarah and David Haas of Las Vegas, Nev.; and 30 grandchildren. He was predeceased by a son, Paul Jonathan Witt; stepfather, John Weidner; and granddaughters, Kaliana Witt, and Anna Joy Witt.